“C’est moi, c’est moi,’tis I,' I told him. It seemed appropriately melodramatic, though I didn’t know if he’d catch the reference. I shouldn’t have worried. Unexpectedly, he laughed. “Trust you to quote Lancelot rather than Guinevere.”

American fantasy writer, active since 1993

Patricia Briggs is an American fantasy writer. Active since 1993, she is best known for the Mercy Thompson urban fantasy series. Her work centers on fantasy, especially the urban fantasy branch in which the supernatural is set alongside everyday life. Briggs has built a long career as a novelist in the genre, and the Mercy Thompson books are the main reason readers know her name.